Hacking

Hacking

ethical vs unethical hacking

Ethical hacking is authorized to improve cybersecurity by finding security vulnerabilities, while unethical hacking is malicious and illegal. Ethical hackers are called white hats, while unethical hackers are called black hats.

White Hat Hackers

Black Hat Hackers

Grey Hat Hackers

Hackers who operate in the gray area between white and black hat hacking, with motivations that are not always clear.

Malicious hackers who exploit security vulnerabilities for their own gain.

Ethical hackers who help organizations improve their cybersecurity

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The term "hack" is first used to describe tinkering with computers at MIT.

The Internet becomes widely available, and hacking becomes more common and sophisticated.The first hacker groups, such as Legion of Doom and Chaos Computer Club, are formed.

The first known malicious hacking occurs when hackers at MIT tie up phone lines with Harvard, configure computers to make free calls, and accumulate large phone bills.

The first computer virus is written, and hackers begin to use viruses to attack other computers.

White hat and gray hat hackers can be beneficial for cybersecurity by identifying and reporting security vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by malicious actors. This helps organizations to improve the security of their systems and networks, and to protect themselves from cyber attacks.while black hat hacking is harmful.